Roll Material Buffer Transfer With Rod Alignment for OHT Feeding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual handling of roll-type materials for manufacturing processes is labor-intensive, prone to material damage, and increases the risk of accidents due to the heavy and cumbersome nature of these materials, necessitating an automated solution for loading, releasing, conveying, and inputting.
Innovation Solution
An automatic conveying and feeding facility that includes a roll buffer, transfer, and overhead hoist transport with rod-to-rod movement mechanisms, utilizing rods and pusher units to align and move roll-type materials from the buffer to the transfer and then to rail-guided vehicles along a conveying rail, ensuring efficient and safe transportation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual handling of roll-type materials is used, then operators can directly load and transport materials, but the workload is heavy and the risk of accidents increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automated conveying system performs material handling operations autonomously without human intervention. The roll-type materials are automatically conveyed from the storage warehouse through the transfer facility to the winder facility, eliminating the need for operators to manually handle heavy materials, thus reducing both workload and accident risk
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical handling with an automated mechanical conveying system. The system uses automated transfer mechanisms including a roll buffer, transfer device with rod-to-rod movement, and overhead hoist transport to substitute human operators in the material handling process
2Productivity
If manual loading and transporting of roll-type materials is performed, then materials can be delivered to winder facility, but the process is labor-intensive and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The automated conveying system enables continuous material delivery operations. The roll-type materials are continuously conveyed from storage through the transfer facility to the winder facility without interruption, eliminating the intermittent nature of manual handling and improving overall productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically preparing and positioning roll-type materials for delivery before they are needed at the winder facility. The automated transfer mechanism pre-positions materials on the overhead hoist transport, ensuring ready availability and reducing waiting time
3Reliability
If automated conveying system is implemented, then material handling is safer and more efficient, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automated conveying system is divided into distinct functional modules: a roll buffer for temporary storage, a transfer facility with rod-to-rod movement mechanism, and an overhead hoist transport system. This segmentation allows each module to perform its specific function independently, making the overall complex system manageable and maintainable
Data Source
AI summary
An automatic conveying and feeding facility for roll-type materials. The automatic conveying and feeding facility includes: a roll buffer, a transfer apparatus, and an overhead hoist transport. The roll buffer configured to receive a roll-type material loaded on a carriage in an X-axis direction and convey the received roll-type material on a YZ plane. The transfer apparatus configured to receive the roll-type material from the roll buffer in the X-axis direction, move to a set position on an XY plane in a state in which the roll-type material is loaded thereon, and convey the roll-type material upward in a Z-axis direction. The overhead hoist transport (OHT) configured to receive the roll-type material loaded on the transfer apparatus that has moved upward in the Z-axis direction and having at least one or more rail guided vehicles configured to move to a destination along a trajectory of a conveying rail.